GetInMyVanBerlo
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- Sep 11, 2014
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The 'You win some, you lose some' was about how their recruits have turned out, not about Port v Crows fighting over the same player, and I already said not to talk about the individuals, the facts are Port are better at the whole recruitment process than us, I'm not sure how anyone could argue differently.You said "You win some, you lose some, fact is they've had a shitload more wins than us", how can we lose if we didn't chase them, hence my response? They also chased Merrett who would have been a big get and more a need then Dawson but lose and I would argue Ryder wasn't a need as this set back Lobbe who had a breakout season and they just re-signed on a big contract, Rockliff wasn't a need as they already had a lot of inside midfielders and Fantasia wasn't a need as they already had Rozee who had a very poor season and Lycett wasn't a need as they had Ryder coming back that season.
Do I even need to respond back about Ryder when you mention Matt Lobbe? They picked up Rockliff when Boak looked to be on the decline and was stuck on a HFF, unfortunately for him Boak turned back the clock and made it difficult for him to fit in. Fantasia may not have been a desperate need but he's been a pretty good pick up, hindsight me wishes we went harder for him. They recruited Ryder to be a resting ruck up forward, so it makes sense they recruited Lycett so he could move back into that role and it's lucky they did because they wouldn't be as good with Ladhams/Hayes as their first ruck.
You can give them some credit, it's not gonna kill you, anyways that's enough defending them before tonight's game, Go the Doggies!